I disagree.I am increasingly convinced that the abyss separating objectivists and subjectivists stems from the fact that the former are unwilling to accept that many people enjoy particular types of euphonic distortion and that the latter are unwilling to accept that the equipment they prefer doesn't measure well even though it sounds better to their ears. The mute talking to the deaf...
What is "euphonic distortion"?
How do you reconcile that with the research (Toole) that shows people prefer neutrality and low distortion?
Does it sound better? So why is it every time I test audiophiles under controlled conditions the allegedly massive differences they previously heard in sighted uncontrolled conditions seem to evaporate?
The abyss is caused by the refusal to accept science, and that includes the science of psycho-acoustics and cognitive bias, as valid. The refusal to accept the limitations and frailties of ones own experience, thinking that personal opinion trumps science.
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